8. Eva Gonda de Rivera ($6.5 billion)
Eva Gonda de Rivera owns one of the largest stakes of FEMSA. It is the biggest independent Coca Cola bottler and distributor in South America.
Her late husband, Eugenio Garza Laguera, was the chairman of the company. When he passed away in 2008, he left his stake to Eva and their four daughters.
Eva holds a Bachelor degree of Arts and Science from Monterrey Institute of Technology. One of her daughters is married to the current CEO of FEMSA. Way to keep the money within the family circle.
She is now living in Monterrey, Mexico. She owns a total of $6.5 billion net worth. This put her as the 196th billionaire in the world and the 4th in Mexico.
